Interpersonal dependence and major depression: Aetiological inter-relationship and gender differences

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 927-931

  Sanathara, V A ^a   Gardner, C O ^a   Prescott, C A ^a   Kendler, Kenneth S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0038107804     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291703007542     Document Type: Article

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